Thanks for your response, José.
I've always thought that "Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso," spoken with the right accent and with the proper rythym sounds like some sort of African greeting like, "Salutations. Nice hair."
I've gotten a number of replies (from this thread and emails I've sent to others) that indicate that it shouldn't be a big deal to get the FAA to grant me a PPL based on the one I can get here in Burkina, without further testing. My next question is this: what happens to the FAA license I receive in the USA when my Burkina license expires? Due to the way the US Diplomatic Corps works, it would be extremely unlikely that I would ever return to Burkina Faso after our two year tour is over, so my Burkina license will expire at some point. Can I then just retest in the US to extend my FAA license?
It sounds like it shouldn't be too hard to do that given what you've said about flight hours being recognized everywhere...but I hate doing things twice and want to get all of my ducks in a row before I start taking instruction.
Thanks!!!!